Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-09-25

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s&2SSS cause they are obliged to,
C7RSj'}. and that they are always
N. waiting for chance TO change
INK their names and to become firmly
,yNSSS bound in bonds of matrimOny.
~ That's a mistake of course.
There is no greater philosopher in
the world than the average old
maid. She knows what life Is.
She knows that the golden mean OF easy
going existence is the secret OF comfort.
in her own quiet way she has a good time,
and when some folks are thinking how
staid and unsentimental she is, her thoughts
are drifting back to days full of romance
and picnics aud balls and moonlight walks.
For, say what some people may about the
old maid, there is warm corner In her
heart for the sentiment OF lite--sentiment
all the purer because it has been chastened
By years ofunselfishness.
We all know what an angel nice old
maid is about the house; how she dis
courages disorder and keeps things to
rights in spite of youthful carelessness and
paternal fOrgetfulness. She IS the arolter
OF disputes and the dove of peace; the awe
of the servants and the friend of everybody.
When there is family contention as to
what kind of hats the boys shall get, or
what food shall be bought for dinner, or
what people shall he invited to the recep-
ton. or what time the baby shall be taken
out to ride, or anything else, 1t Is the
subdued, positive voice Of the old maid
that uuells the discussion and asserts the
conclusion of all dissenting opinions. She
is Jewel, is the old maid. May Heavens
choicest blessings rest upon her and may
some deserving bachelor appreciate her
worth and act accordingly.
But such is life, and there are some
maids who will insist on getting married.
II seems that the summer just past has
been a most efectual one in the matrimo-
NAL line, and Cupid has been piercing
hearts right and left. At least our little
bird has whispered that the weddings this
fall will be quite numerous, besides those
which have already taken place. Some OF
the happy couples who are to JOIN hearts
and hands for life could be named here,
but as cards are not yet out and 10 public
announcements have been made, probably
il is best to wait, although matrinony is
always an interesting topic OF conversation
and it will probably be a deprivation to
some Of the fair readers of the REGISTER to
keep such information from them after ex-
citing their curiosity. But it cannot ne
helped, and they must waitandsee-lt they
do not already know.
And speaking of marriage, the society
man the other day heard of young man
who is quite swell-that is, he wants to
be-whO has a penchant for popping the
question, but it is probable he has quit
that little funny business after what oc-
CURED to him the last time he proposed.
1t was his habit whenever he found con-
versation tagging while calling upon a
girl acquaintance to simply ask her TO
marry him. He had heard mo" so often
that he was always ready for the answer,
and the more mittens he got the happier
he was. 1t was not long since that he
repeated the oft-asked query OF pretty
little creature who lives across the creek,
who, instead of returning direct mega
tive, naively replied:
"Tll think about it"
Now this didu't suit the youth with the
popping hobby. 1t scared him. When
he babe the girl good night he left the
house bewildered. The more he thought
he had recovered what little reason he
did possess sufficiently to think-the more
alarmed he became. He began to fear
the girl might really accept him, and
what do you think he did? Nothing but
sit down and write letter to the girl TO
the effect that he had been doing little
thinking himselt-that he was not worthy
of such a dear cherub as she was, and he
begged leave to withdraw his proposition.
Fact!
A pleasant little story is tod of former
Wheeling lady, who moved to Texas some
time since, which will be appreciated. In
the city in which she resides dinner par
ties became very fashionable, and all the
society ladies We'd with each other IN ex-
hibitiug the finest chinaware until 1t be-
came almost mania. The lady who gave
the latest dinner attempted and generally
succeeded in outrivalling her predecessor
in the way of fine china, and the former
Wheeling lady determined to Guido them
all; so when her dinner party was an
nounced the society in that place was all
worked up in anticipation OF something
grand. The day came and the expectant
guests. The usual chat and gossip pre-
coded the dinner, and then the guests
were escorted to the dining room.
OF course they were all on the tip-toe
of expectancy and all eyes Immediately
turned to the table when they entered the
room. And what a sight met their gaze!
Ye gods! Where were the previous dinner
parties? There stood the table in all its
grandeur An ordinary table covered with
a torn and tattered cloth, common wooden
plates with newspaper cuts pasted in them
in mock imitation Of hand-painted china.
An immense wooden bowl stood in the
centre of the table, out of which protrdued
a common tin ladle, and everything was OF
the most pristine character. That break
was too good, and the guests were COM
PEELED to acknowledge that they had all
been outdone. But they sat down and
then they were served with one of the
most elegant and elaborate dinners it had
ever been their good fortune to partake Of.
But that completely knocked out the fine
china rage, and Mrs. WIS dinner party
was the talk of the town for many days.
Bright idea, wasn't it?
A great question in Eastern society is:
How shall gentlemen dress in order not to
be mistaken for the walters? The only way
is for gentlemen to dress like rowdies,
which the walters never do.
Ladies' visiting cards this fall will be
almost square as usual, but if anything
trihe larger. Letter paper will be embel
lished with the monogram and the street
address directly under the monogram, in
stead ofslightly to the right. Where street
addresses is used only, it will also be placed
in the center. In stationery white wave
will be used, and if tints at all, the most
delicate. Seals have gone entirely out and
it is decidedly bad form to use one. FASH